Mallory Pugh of Mountain Vista High School (9), control the ball against Jacqueline Pepper of Arapahoe High School (10) in the 2nd half of the game at Shea Stadium. Highlands Ranch, Colorado. March 29. 2014. Mountain Vista won 5-4. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)

Mountain Vista junior Mallory Pugh and Pine Creek senior Ally Watt will be part of the U.S. Soccer’s Under-20 Women’s National Team that will play in a U-19 invitational tournament in La Manga, Spain, from Feb. 28 to March 10, U.S. Soccer announced Tuesday.

Pugh is one of three players on the team who was part of the U.S.’ 2014 FIFA U-20 World Cup Team.

Watt is signed to play with Texas A&M next year, and Pugh gave her verbal commitment to UCLA. Pugh is a two-time All-Colorado selection.

Mallory Pugh of Mountain Vista High School (9), control the ball against Jacqueline Pepper of Arapahoe High School (10) in the 2nd half of the game at Shea Stadium. Highlands Ranch, Colorado. March 29. 2014. Mountain Vista won 5-4. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)

Mountain Vista junior Mallory Pugh was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s 2014 youth girls player of the year, the organization announced Thursday.

Pugh, 16, scored 13 goals and had six assists in eight games in limited action for the Golden Eagles last season. She missed time late in the season to play with the U.S. women’s U-20 team. This summer, she was the youngest player on the U-20 women’s World Cup team.

Colorado Rush’s Betsy Brandon and Jordan Dibiasi, both from Littleton, were named to the All-America team with Pugh. All three are repeat All-Americans.

Niwot’s Quentin Pearson, who plays with the Colorado Rapids Academy, was named to the youth boys All-America team.

Mallory Pugh of Mountain Vista High School (9), control the ball against Jacqueline Pepper of Arapahoe High School (10) in the 2nd half of the game at Shea Stadium. Highlands Ranch, Colorado. March 29. 2014. Mountain Vista won 5-4. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)

Mountain Vista junior-to-be Mallory Pugh and the U.S. U-20 women’s soccer team kicks off the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup when they take on Germany at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The game will be shown on ESPNU.

Pugh, 16, is the youngest player on the U.S. squad. She has tallied two goals with the U-20 team. Golden High School alum Lindsay Horan is also on the team.

“For each one of us, it’s a special moment every time we put on the crest,” Horan said in a statement. “Each of us wants to play our heart out for our country. We are not feeling pressure as much as a passion to represent our country well.”

This year, the U.S. is 9-0-0 in international matches.

The last time the two teams played, Germany won 3-0 in a friendly on March 9, 2013.

Mallory Pugh of Mountain Vista High School, left, dribbles the ball in the second half of the game at Shea Stadium in Highlands Ranch on March 29. 2014. Mountain Vista won 5-4. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)

Mountain Vista junior-to-be Mallory Pugh connected on an assist to Midge Purce for the U.S. U-20 women’s soccer team in its friendly against U-20 France Friday at Plougastel, France. Team USA won 2-1.

From U.S. Soccer:

The USA doubled its lead in the 21st minute as its youngest player, 16-year-old Mallory Pugh, beat a defender down the left flank and dribbled into the penalty area before playing a cross to (Midge) Purce at the far post. Purce finished with her head into upper right corner for her sixth international goal at the U-20 level.

Neil Devlin, originally from the Philadelphia area, has covered high school sports in Colorado for more than 30 years, writing about the people, athletes and events that encompass the Rocky Mountain prep sports world.